Background
COHEN, Stanley was born on November 17, 1922 in Brookly’n, New York, United States. Son of Louis Cohen and Fruma Feitel.
COHEN, Stanley was born on November 17, 1922 in Brookly’n, New York, United States. Son of Louis Cohen and Fruma Feitel.
Bachelor in Chemistry and Zoology, Brooklyn College, 1943. Master of Arts in Zoology, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Michigan, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Chicago, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Oberlin College, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Washington University, 1993.
Instructor department biochemistry and pediatrics University Colorado, Denver, 1948-1952. American Cancer Society fellow in radiology Washington University, St. Louis, 1952-1953, associate professor department zoology, 1953-1959. Assistant professor biochemistry Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1959-1962, associate professor, 1962-1967, professor biochemistry, 1967-1986, distinguished professor, 1986-2000, distinguished professor emeritus biochemistry, since 2000.
Charles B. Smith visiting research professor Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1984. Feodor Lynen lecturer University Miami, Florida, 1986. Steenbock lecturer University Wisconsin, 1986.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Fellow: Jewish Academy Arts & Sciences. Member: National Academy of Sciences (H.P. Robertson Memorial award 1981), International Institute Embryology, American Chemical Society, International Academy of Sciences (honorary), American Academy Arts & Sciences, American Society Biological Chemists.
Camping, tennis.
Married Olivia Larson, 1951 (divorced). Children: Burt, Kenneth, Cary. Married Jan Elizabeth Jordan, 1981.